Monthly Archives: September 2009
China’s “Cancer Villages” Bear Witness to Economic Boom
Reuters looks at the “cancer villages” that have sprung up around the heavily polluted river running through Shangba, Guangdong: The river’s
China City ‘To Open up to Media’
BBC reports that officials in Shenzhen are being required to be more accountable to the media: From 1 December, officials could be sacked or reprimanded
Stabbings in Beijing ahead of National Day (Updated)
Xinhua put out a brief report in English only yesterday, but deleted the news again from its own website around 11 pm on September 16. Here is the report,
China Slams US Intelligence Report
A Chinese government spokesperson has criticized the U.S. government’s 2009 National Intelligence Strategy document released September 15: “We
Discarded Factory Chemicals Kill 3 in East China
From the Times of India: Three people have died and an additional 17 required medical treatment after they were exposed to bags of a toxic chemical illegally
China Picks First Female Astronaut Candidates
From the Associated Press: China’s military-backed space program has selected 45 astronaut candidates, including its first women hopefuls, for a
Photo: Naxi minority women in Lijiang, Yunnan, by Nothing exceptional here
Naxi minority women in Lijiang, Yunnan, by Nothing exceptional here
The Retrial of Wu Baoquan
Southern Metropolis News gives an update on the case against Wu Baoquan, who was sentenced on libel charges after expressing support online for farmers
China Growth Path Could Exceed Planet’s Resources
A new report says China’s current energy consumption levels are unsustainable and may eventually exceed the world’s supply. From AP: The two-year
China Boosts ‘Great Firewall’
From Radio Free Asia: China has successfully undermined key software used by its netizens to climb over the “Great Firewall,” a sophisticated system of
Xinhua: Meeting a Family Member in Zhongnanhai
From Xinhua, translated by CDT: On September 14, 2009, Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council met ???·??? ?Dawuti Aximu, in Mandarin), a Uighur peasant
Film Trailer: Ghost Town
A Chinese documentary, Ghost Town (废城), about a remote corner of Yunnan Province, will be shown at the New York Film Festival on September 27. From dGe
Wall Street Journal: Shunning Tibet
This Editorial is from the Wall Street Journal: The Obama Administration may think its decision to cold shoulder the Dalai Lama on the Tibetan leader’s
Obama in No-win Situation over Taiwan Arms Sale
From the Foreign Policy: The United States and China have resumed military-to-military relations and are going full speed ahead, but the reforged ties
Dying China Ex-minister Appealed for Jailed Son’s Release
From Reuters: A former Chinese justice minister died this month after unsuccessfully appealing to top government leaders to free his son who was jailed
